Best of 2013, Famous Writers Wearing Santa Hats, Harry Potter Takes the Stage, and More

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories:

The Independent reveals that J. K. Rowling is collaborating on an adaptation of Harry Potter for the London stage. "London and New York producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender are reported to be involved in the production."

The New Yorker has launched a poetry podcast, which features a conversation between poetry editor Paul Muldoon and a guest poet. For its premiere episode, Muldoon speaks with former Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Levine.